Gallic king Viridomarus
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Gallic king Viridomarus was a Celtic chieftain defeated and slain by the Roman general Marcus Claudius Marcellus, whose armor became the famed spolia opima of Rome.
Observed surface forms (3)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Viridomarus | 0 |
| spolia opima | 0 |
| Marcus Claudius Marcellus | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Celtic chieftain
ⓘ
Gallic king ⓘ Roman military honor ⓘ |
| associatedWith |
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Marcus Claudius Marcellus NERFINISHED ⓘ Viridomarus NERFINISHED ⓘ spolia opima ⓘ |
| awarded | spolia opima ⓘ |
| awardedFor | killing an enemy leader in single combat ⓘ |
| conflict | Roman–Gallic wars NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | Gaul NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| deathCause | killed in battle ⓘ |
| defeated | Viridomarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| defeatedBy | Marcus Claudius Marcellus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| ethnicity |
Celtic
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Gallic ⓘ |
| hasHonorificAftermath | spolia opima ⓘ |
| killed | Viridomarus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| killedBy | Marcus Claudius Marcellus NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| language | Gaulish ⓘ |
| legacy | remembered in Roman tradition as the foe whose arms formed the spolia opima ⓘ |
| militaryRank |
chieftain
ⓘ
king ⓘ |
| notableFor |
being slain by Marcus Claudius Marcellus
ⓘ
his armor becoming the spolia opima of Rome ⓘ |
| opponentOf |
Marcus Claudius Marcellus
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Roman Republic NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf | Gallic tribes ⓘ |
| religion | Celtic polytheism ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 3rd century BC ⓘ |
Referenced by (1)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.